being bad at communication; being unsociable
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
maintenance; preservation; improvement
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
contradiction; inconsistency
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
after that; afterwards; thereafter
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
window-gazing; window-shopping
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
failure; mistake; blunder
sincere; earnest; serious
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score